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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
401 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         87     92    1988  82      5       84               
  MINIMUM         65     42    1979  59      6       61               
  AVERAGE         76                 70      6       73             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13   1.99 1994   0.11   0.02     0.02           
  MONTH TO DATE    3.76               2.03   1.73     3.03           
  SINCE JUN 1     11.90              10.29   1.61    10.77           
  SINCE JAN 1     27.92              27.63   0.29    26.30           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                0.0            
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                0.0            
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                 T             
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                 T             
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE JUN 1     12                 44    -32       11              
  SINCE JUL 1      0                  6     -6        0              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                  6      5        8              
  MONTH TO DATE  162                102     60      119              
  SINCE JUN 1    619                417    202      577              
  SINCE JAN 1    665                446    219      653              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        46      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2016........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2016........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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